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coin grid — This coin and 13 other Hun examples, over 200 Sasanian silver coins and 5 gold Byzantine imitations, were all found in the relic deposit of the Tope Kelan stupa.

Silver dinar of the Alchon Huns

by The British Museum

Once painted and gilded, this panel was part of a larger frieze bearing commemorative Kufic inscriptions.

Dado Panel, Courtyard of the Royal Palace ...

by Elizabeth Kurtulik Mercuri

Crossroads of the ancient world — Stunning objects like this ancient gold pendant tell a history of Afghanistan too often eclipsed by war.

Crossroads of the ancient world

by The British Museum

West niche, c. 6th-7th c C.E., stone, stucco, paint, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Buddha destroyed 2001 (photo: Carlos Ugarte, CC BY-NC 2.0) — These colossal figures presided over the Bamiyan Valley for over 1000 years; the Taliban demolished them in 2001.

Bamiyan Buddhas

by Dr. Melody Rod-ari